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Postgame comments from Chen, Wieters and Hardy

Postgame comments from Chen, Wieters and Hardy
It was kind of a bend, but don't break night for Wei-Yin Chen against Boston tonight. He gave up a career-high 12 hits but Boston never got more than a run in any inning against him. They got to him for four runs over 5 2/3 innings to beat the Orioles 4-3 tonight in the series finale. Chen was asked about facing Boston's tough lineup that has the knack for fouling off pitches and extending innings against a starting pitcher. "That is something you need to overcome as a pitcher," Chen...
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Chen allows 12 hits, takes loss as Boston wins series finale

Chen allows 12 hits, takes loss as Boston wins series finale
Wei-Yin Chen gave up a career-high 12 hits and the Orioles fell behind early tonight and never caught up in a 4-3 loss to Boston. The Red Sox took two of three in the season opening series at Camden Yards. Chen went 5 2/3 innings, allowing four runs with no walks and five strikeouts to take the loss. He threw 98 pitches, 66 for strikes. Chen now has an ERA of 5.24 in his career against Boston. The Orioles did not get a quality start in this series where O's starters pitched to an ERA of...
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O's game blog: Orioles and Red Sox play series finale

O's game blog: Orioles and Red Sox play series finale
The Orioles and Red Sox play the finale of their three-game, season opening series tonight at Camden Yards. After the Orioles won the opener 2-1, Boston won last night 6-2. The Orioles are 25-14 against Boston since the start of the 2012 season and are 36-27 against the Red Sox since Buck Showalter took over as manager. The Orioles have won 11 of the last 14 series between these teams since Sept. 9, 2011 and look to add to that if they win tonight. Wei-Yin Chen makes his season debut. The...
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Erika Brannock talks about throwing out the first pitch tonight at Camden Yards

Erika Brannock talks about throwing out the first pitch tonight at Camden Yards
There will be a very special first pitch ceremony tonight at Camden Yards. It will be thrown by Erika Brannock, a 29-year-old teacher at a Towson preschool. It was almost a year ago when Erika lost part of her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombing. She was near the finish line to watch her mom, Carol Downing, finish the race. Erika's comeback from her injuries in Boston has been very inspirational. She certainly has a strong attachment now to both cities and it's only natural that if she...
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Cruz on his good start, signing a one-year deal and more

Cruz on his good start, signing a one-year deal and more
The Orioles are not exactly tearing it up on offense so far, batting just .194 (12-for-62) as a team and with just four runs scored. The O's have just two extra-base hits in two games and both were homers and both by Nelson Cruz. The rest of the team has no extra-base hits in 56 total at-bats. Cruz, who signed a one-year deal for $8 million dollars on Feb. 24, is enjoying his first few weeks as an Oriole. "It's going good. I feel really blessed," he said this afternoon in the Orioles...
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A look at the O's minor league teams and tonight's season openers

A look at the O's minor league teams and tonight's season openers
The Orioles' four full-season minor league affiliates open new seasons tonight. Triple-A Norfolk and Double-A Bowie open at home while Single-A Frederick and Single-A Delmarva begin with road openers. * The Norfolk Tides open against Charlotte at Harbor Park. The Tides will play their first eight games at home. Norfolk lost on the final day of the 2013 regular season to miss out on its first playoff berth since 2005. Tides manager Ron Johnson is the first skipper to lead Norfolk to...
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O's offense still looks to get going, plus talking OBP with Chris Davis

O's offense still looks to get going, plus talking OBP with Chris Davis
Well, is it too soon to worry? That is an easy one. Yes, it is way, way too early or to have any concerns about the 2014 Orioles. The Yankees have started 0-2 and Tampa Bay is 1-2. The Orioles can win another series against Boston with a victory tonight. If they win this game, they will have won 12 of their last 15 series against the Red Sox and they'll get their season off to a good start as they head for Detroit. Ubaldo Jimenez gave up a pair of homers to the middle of the Boston order...
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Ubaldo Jimenez on his outing and other clubhouse quotes

Ubaldo Jimenez on his outing and other clubhouse quotes
Ubaldo Jimenez was not hurt by the home run ball very much last year. He gave up two homers in a game just three times in 32 starts, once against the Orioles. After the All-Star break last year he allowed just three homers total in 13 starts, covering 84 innings. But he gave up a pair of two-run homers tonight. David Ortiz and Mike Napoli hit the homers as Jimenez took the 6-2 loss against Boston in his Orioles debut. "The one to David, that was a good pitch and it seems like he was looking...
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Ubaldo Jimenez takes loss in debut as O's fall 6-2

Ubaldo Jimenez takes loss in debut as O's fall 6-2
It was not the O's debut Ubaldo Jimenez wanted. He had, at times, some swing and miss stuff, but also threw a couple of pitches he might like to have back. David Ortiz and Mike Napoli got to Jimenez as each hit a two-run homer as Boston beat the Orioles 6-2 tonight. Napoli later added a two-run single as Boston evened the series at a win each in front of 25,708 at Camden Yards. Jimenez did a great job late last year keeping the ball in the ballpark. In his last 12 starts of the 2013 season...
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O's game blog: Ubaldo Jimenez makes debut against Boston

O's game blog: Ubaldo Jimenez makes debut against Boston
Here are some notes on 30-year-old right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez. He went 13-9 with a 3.30 ERA over 32 starts for Cleveland in 2013 and makes his Orioles debut tonight. * He averaged 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings last year to finish seventh among MLB starters, ahead of pitchers such as Stephen Strasburg, Felix Hernandez, Chris Sale and Clayton Kershaw. * He had a stunning month of September, going 4-0 with an ERA of 1.09 in six starts. Over 41 1/3 innings he walked seven with 51...
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Steve Lombardozzi on opening day, his O's debut and more

Steve Lombardozzi on opening day, his O's debut and more
After being traded twice since the end of last season, infielder Steve Lombardozzi would like to find a home with the Orioles. The Fulton, Md., native, and graduate of Atholton High School near Baltimore in Columbia, played the last three seasons for the Nationals. He was traded by Washington to Detroit in the Doug Fister deal and then Detroit traded him to the Orioles March 24 for Alex Gonzalez. He enjoyed his first opening day as an Oriole on Monday and tonight he makes his debut with the...
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David Lough talks about making his O's debut tonight

David Lough talks about making his O's debut tonight
Outfielder David Lough makes his Orioles debut tonight. He'll bat second against Boston's John Lackey and play in left field. He said it's pretty clear-cut what his No. 1 job is when batting high in the order like tonight. "Just get on base. I get on base, I score," Lough said. "Look who is hitting behind me. A lot of great hitters. My job in that two hole is to get on base." After being acquired by the Orioles for Danny Valencia in a Dec. 18 trade with Kansas City, Lough was on a big...
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Notes and quotes from Bowie Baysox media day

Notes and quotes from Bowie Baysox media day
BOWIE, Md. - Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez will get the start on opening night Thursday at Prince George's Stadium as the Bowie Baysox begin their 22nd season as the Orioles' Double-A affiliate. The Baysox, managed by Gary Kendall, start the year with a seven-game homestand against Harrisburg and Richmond. Bowie also begins the year with a starting rotation featuring three of the Orioles' top 11 prospects, according to Baseball America. Rodriguez (O's No. 3 prospect) starts Thursday and...
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A look at how Jimenez matches up with Boston, plus minor league pitching rotations

A look at how Jimenez matches up with Boston, plus minor league pitching rotations
The Boston Red Sox sure can make a starting pitcher work. Chris Tillman needed 104 pitches to get through five innings on opening day as Boston hitters kept fouling off pitches and escalating his pitch count. He threw 18 or more pitches every inning in that game. This will be something to watch closely tonight as Ubaldo Jimenez makes his Orioles debut. While Jimenez had a big 2013 with Cleveland, and was a stunning 6-5 with an ERA of 1.82 in 13 starts after the All-Star break, he can often...
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Branden Kline will start opening night for Frederick, other notes from media day

Branden Kline will start opening night for Frederick, other notes from media day
FREDERICK, Md. - Featuring a team with 16 returning players and five of the Orioles' top 30 prospects according to Baseball America, the Single-A Frederick Keys open a new season in the Carolina League on Thursday night at Lynchburg. The five top 30 players on the Keys are shortstop Adrian Marin (No. 12), pitcher Parker Bridwell (No. 19), pitcher Branden Kline (No. 20), pitcher Mychal Givens (No. 23) and outfielder Glynn Davis (No. 30). The Keys' new manager is Luis Pujols. He managed...
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Hunter passes the first test, Britton on new role and Machado on Schoop

Hunter passes the first test, Britton on new role and Machado on Schoop
In baseball, you can't hide. If you have a poor defender playing shortstop or right field, you can almost count on the ball getting hit there often. If you are on the spot and under scrutiny in your new role as Orioles closer, you don't get to ease into your season. So it was for Tommy Hunter. How the O's do in the ninth inning figures to have a lot to say about their one-run record and their overall record for this season. In 2012, they were a remarkable 29-9 in one-run games and made...
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Nelson Cruz on his homer and other clubhouse quotes

Nelson Cruz on his homer and other clubhouse quotes
The Orioles improved to 39-22 all-time on opening day with today's win over Boston. They have won 11 of their last 14 openers, including the last four in a row. Here are more clubhouse quotes from the 2-1 victory. Nelson Cruz on his homer off Jon Lester that broke a 1-1 tie: "I was looking for a pitch I could drive, especially a fastball. The first two at-bats,I took the first two pitches for strikes. I was hoping he'd throw me the first pitch for a strike again. "He's a great pitcher,...
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Tommy Hunter: "Our crowd was legit. That was awesome"

Tommy Hunter: "Our crowd was legit. That was awesome"
Tommy Hunter's first game as the new Orioles closer was certainly eventful. Just close it out against the defending champions and protect a one-run lead against batters like Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz. Well, Hunter did just that, getting a 22-pitch save to preserve the O's 2-1 win at Camden Yards. In the postgame clubhouse interviews, Hunter repeatedly praised the crowd for helping him in the ninth. "Our crowd was legit," he said. "That was awesome. Hope they come out like that for...
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Cruz with big homer, Hunter the save as O's win opening day thriller

Cruz with big homer, Hunter the save as O's win opening day thriller
Nelson Cruz was signed by the Orioles to add even more pop to a power-laden team. He delivered big for his new team today. In his third O's plate appearance, Cruz homered to left on the first pitch leading off the seventh to give the O's a 2-1 win today over Boston. He hit it out against Jon Lester and is now 11-for-24 in his career with three homers off the Boston left-hander. Lester was 14-0 against the Orioles through the 2011 season. He is 1-4 since and Boston is 1-7 in his eight starts...
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Chris Davis: "We're ready to roll"

Chris Davis: "We're ready to roll"
Chris Davis hit a big three-run homer in the seventh inning on opening day last year as the Orioles won on the road against Tampa Bay. Does he have one in him today? Davis said his opening day excitement began to build hours ago. "There is nothing like it," he said. "Getting ready this morning, driving to the field, you can feel the energy and excitement. Once you get here and see everyone moving around and get in the rhythm of things, it's awesome. You can't duplicate it." Is it hard for...
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